Ford’s Total Performance programme of the 1960s spawned some legendary machinery of which the four-time Le Mans winning GT40 is particularly revered. The company’s engines were also…
Read MoreSince 1962, various iterations of the AC and Shelby Cobra had been used to win myriad races and championships. However, the one title that had proven elusive was the World Sportscar…
Read MoreFord first decided to shoehorn a seven-litre engine into the GT40 during early 1965; it was thought a big block motor might be the best way to go for high speed tracks like Daytona, Sebring and Le…
Read MoreWhen the FIA announced that new racing classes would be introduced for the 1966 season, Ford decided to attack two different categories. The seven-litre Mk2 GT40 was developed to contest…
Read MoreAt the 1965 Le Mans 24 Hours, Ford entered a brace of modified GT40 Prototypes complete with enormous seven-litre engines. Unfortunately, the decision to campaign these Mk2 Prototypes at la…
Read MoreFor 1966, the FIA announced well in advance that new motor racing regulations would come into effect. Qualifying machinery would be split into one of seven new groups. Groups 1, 2 and 5 were…
Read MoreUndeterred by a 1964 campaign that failed to yield a single race finish, Ford decided to increase their investment for the 1965 season. Importantly, a new American subsidiary was established: Kar…
Read MoreAlthough Ford’s limited 1964 campaign with the GT40 proved a major disappointment in terms of results, it was perhaps more important that the fledgling model had demonstrated the kind of speed…
Read MoreFollowing the 1955 Le Mans disaster, the North American Automobile Manufacturers Association imposed a motor sport ban on US car builders. The ban came into effect from 1957 and went so far…
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